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INDONESIAN PREMIERE

SYNOPSIS

Fajar Merah (21 years old) is the son of Wiji Thukul – a poets and human rights activist who was ‘made to disappeared’ in 1998 by The Soeharto Regime. Together with ‘Merah Bercerita’, a band established at 2010, and supported by his family, he tries to bring back his father’s poems to life, covers them with music notations and creates a music album. In a dynamic background of 2014 Presidential Election, 16 years after the 1998 tragedy, Fajar and family develops a new hope on one candidate; Joko Widodo, to solve some Human Rights Violation cases, to find Wiji Thukul and other victims.

TRAILER

DIRECTOR

Yuda Kurniawan

Yuda Kurniawan was born in Manggarai, NTT. He received his bachelor degree on Communication Studies. He frequently made documentaries with many issues in various regions across Indonesia. “The Ballads of Cinema Lovers” (2017), his documentary feature who has been nominated for best feature documentary at Indonesian Film Festival 2017 and official selection at Jogja Netpac Asian Film Festival, Yogyakarta Documentary Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival 2017 and competition in Asian Film Festival, Barcelona 2018. “The Song of Grassroots” his latest feature documentary who has been World Premiere and documentary competition in 23rd Busan International Film Festival 2018, Nominee for Best Feature Documentary in 38th Indonesian Film Festival and Asian Feature Competition in 13th Jogja-Netpac Asian Festival 2018.